Comments about the unmistakably Maryland get-up sparked a fashion debate online, making the USA Today homepage. On WJZ’s Facebook page, we got more than 100 mixed comments, including “Who agreed to it?” “How many are getting fired for it?” “It’s terrible and people are laughing at it all across the country,” and “Fine, if you like looking like circus clowns.”

Even sports superstars are chiming in.

Miami Heat’s LeBron James tweeted about the new look with one word: “ew.”

“There are a lot of people hating on them, mostly from other schools. My friends from Penn State and JMU hate ’em but they’re just jealous. They’re honestly the coolest uniforms ever,” said student Adam Ziegel.

Many students echo what players are saying, like lineback Demetrius Hartsfield.